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posted Jun 3, 2019 11:43:30 AM

Can I claim my deceased father if he died in february 2016?

I have claimed him as a dependent for the last 5 years prior to his death. I used to claim my mother too but she passed in 2014 and claimed her on my 2015 taxes.

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Level 15
Jun 3, 2019 11:43:31 AM

Yes if you were able to claim him you can claim him for the whole year.

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Level 15
Jun 3, 2019 11:43:31 AM

Yes if you were able to claim him you can claim him for the whole year.

New Member
Jun 3, 2019 11:43:32 AM

my tax  person is telling me that only a spouse can claim a deceased person, but my mother passed too in 2014 and they were both my dependents. Do I write deceased anywhere on my forms to indicate he died in February of 2016?